Signature of the Prospect B+ contract between David Parker, ESA's Director of Human Spaceflight and Robotic Exploration, and Norman Bone, Airborne and Space Systems division, Managing Director Leonardo, during the Farnborough airshow, on 12 July 2016.

PROSPECT is one of the three elements of early lunar exploration activities of ESA: PILOT, PROSPECT, and SPECTRUM. While SPECTRUM and PILOT enable navigation, communication, and lunar landing technologies, PROSPECT will allow Europe to analyse the Moon's subsoil for the very first time to understand its resources.

Signature of the Prospect B+ contract between David Parker, ESA's Director of Human Spaceflight and Robotic Exploration, and Norman Bone, Airborne and Space Systems division, Managing Director Leonardo, during the Farnborough airshow, on 12 July 2016.

PROSPECT is one of the three elements of early lunar exploration activities of ESA: PILOT, PROSPECT, and SPECTRUM. While SPECTRUM and PILOT enable navigation, communication, and lunar landing technologies, PROSPECT will allow Europe to analyse the Moon's subsoil for the very first time to understand its resources.

Signature of the Prospect B+ contract between David Parker, ESA's Director of Human Spaceflight and Robotic Exploration, and Norman Bone, Airborne and Space Systems division, Managing Director Leonardo, during the Farnborough airshow, on 12 July 2016.

PROSPECT is one of the three elements of early lunar exploration activities of ESA: PILOT, PROSPECT, and SPECTRUM. While SPECTRUM and PILOT enable navigation, communication, and lunar landing technologies, PROSPECT will allow Europe to analyse the Moon's subsoil for the very first time to understand its resources.

The Farnborough airshow was the venue for the contract signing by Franco Ongaro, ESA’s Director of Technical and Quality Management, and Mark Thomas, Chief Executive Officer of Reaction Engines Ltd, to commit the next stage of ESA funding towards the SABRE air-breathing engine, on 12 July 2016.

The Farnborough airshow was the venue for the contract signing by Franco Ongaro, ESA’s Director of Technical and Quality Management, and Mark Thomas, Chief Executive Officer of Reaction Engines Ltd, to commit the next stage of ESA funding towards the SABRE air-breathing engine, on 12 July 2016.

The Farnborough airshow was the venue for the contract signing by Franco Ongaro, ESA’s Director of Technical and Quality Management, and Mark Thomas, Chief Executive Officer of Reaction Engines Ltd, to commit the next stage of ESA funding towards the SABRE air-breathing engine, on 12 July 2016.

Katherine Courtney, Cheif Executive of UK Space Agency and Jan Wörner, Director General of ESA, start the proceedings for Futures Day at Farnborough International Airshow, 2016. ESA astronaut Tim Peake will speak to the children about his time on the International Space Station and then there will be a Q&A.